Enjoy a quote each month from my book - some funny, some poignant, some professional, some just darn cute!

"I bought my brother some gift-wrap for Christmas. I took it to the Gift Wrap department and told them to wrap it, but in a different print so he would know when to stop unwrapping."  

                                     ~Steven Wright  

Dave's formal title is President, Dialog Consulting Group. 

From 2005 to 2009 he was CEO of TalkShoe, a social media company now serving more than one million monthly listeners...and the fabulous company I use to produce my monthly teleseminars.    

Dave's App of the Month

Typically, I write about social media, one kind of new communication technology. I'm shifting gears for a while to write about a different kind of new communication technology: smartphone apps. I call this series "Dave's App of the Month."

Most of us have Androids (usually Samsung) or iPhones (Apple) and we're familiar with the 'find my phone' feature. Just remember to turn it on when you first acquire your device. But how can you find your phone if the battery is dead? Well ... there's an app for that.

Dave's App of the Month: Lookout

While Lookout (Android and iOS) has some backup and security features, the reason I love it is a feature called "Signal Flare." Lookout monitors your phone's battery life and if it's about to die (aka 1%) it sends out an email with a map of your phone's last known location. While this won't help you pinpoint the location to the cushions of the couch in your house, it's certainly useful if you leave your phone at a restaurant, theater, or even just at the office.

I've been asked whether Find My iPhone does essentially the same thing and no, it does not. Apple locates your device only when you activate the find feature using iCloud.com. When the battery is dead, you get no location data. So you need to add Lookout, which, by the way, is free. Still, leave Find My iPhone turned on as it provides countless other benefits including Activation Lock. With that enabled, your phone is almost worthless to a thief, because without your Apple ID and password, the phone cannot be reactivated. That greatly reduces the motive for last year's #1 property crime in the U.S., theft of roughly 4,000 smartphones per day.

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Visionary - adjective (esp. of a person), thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom   

I speak of volunteerism is my speeches. I tell stories to inspire and challenge audiences to volunteer as individuals, as responsible business and community leaders. as parents/grandparents, and to get their children involved early. By the way, volunteerism is the number one way to raise self-esteem. What are you doing in this visionary effort? Each month I will give you a link to a site where you can volunteer. Please send me a link to your favorite volunteer opportunity to post.   

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